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Sing Out, Sweet Land!

by Various Artists · 1946

13 pressings2 countriesSoundtrackStage & Screen

Sing Out, Sweet Land! was first pressed on vinyl in 1946. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.

How to spot a first pressing of Sing Out, Sweet Land!

4 pressings came out in 1946, the album's first year, in 2 countries. Compare the label and catalog number on your copy, then the codes etched or stamped in the runout groove (the dead wax around the label): they are the surest sign of an early pressing.

US

1946
Label and catalog number
Decca A-404
Format
Shellac, 10", 78 RPM, Album
Runout / matrix

W72797A1 ② XSide C runout

W72794AA1 2 ② XSide D runout

72797Side C label

72794Side D label

Full details of this pressing

Not sure how to read the runout? See matrix numbers, runout and dead wax and how to tell a first pressing.

All 13 vinyl pressings

By decade, oldest first. Open a pressing for its full label, barcode and runout details.

1940s4 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1946USDecca A-404First yearShellac, 10", 78 RPM, AlbumShellac, 10", 78 RPM, Album
1946USDecca A-404First yearShellac, 10", 78 RPM, AlbumShellac, 10", 78 RPM, Album
1946USDecca A-404First yearShellac, 10", 78 RPM, AlbumShellac, 10", 78 RPM, Album
1946CanadaDecca A-404First yearShellac, 10", 78 RPM, AlbumShellac, 10", 78 RPM, Album
1950s2 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1950USDecca DL 8023LP, Album, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Mono · Mono
1950USDecca DL 8023LP, Mono · MonoLP, Mono · Mono
1960s3 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1963USDecca DL 4304LP, Album, Promo, Reissue, Mono · Promo, MonoLP, Album, Promo, Reissue, Mono · Promo, Mono
1963USDecca DL 4304LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono
1963USDecca DL 74304LP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
1980s1 pressing
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1981USAEI Records AEI 1137LP, Reissue, Mono · MonoLP, Reissue, Mono · Mono
Year unknown3 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
?USDecca DL 8023LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono
?USDecca DL 8023LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono
?USDecca DL 4304LP, 10", Mono · MonoLP, 10", Mono · Mono

Tracklist

  1. AAs I Was Going Along
  2. BWhere
  3. CBig Rock Candy Mountain
  4. D1Blue Tail Fly
  5. D2I'm Goin' Down The Road
  6. ELittle Mohee
  7. F1Wanderin'
  8. F2I've Been A Good Boy
  9. GFrankie And Johnny
  10. HThe Roving Gambler
  11. I1Hammer Ring
  12. I2Watermelon Cry
  13. I3Didn't My Lord Deliver Daniel
  14. J1Trouble, Trouble
  15. J2Basement Blues
  16. KCasey Jones
  17. LMore Than These

Questions

How many vinyl pressings of Sing Out, Sweet Land! are there?

13 vinyl pressings of Sing Out, Sweet Land! are listed here, from 2 countries, released between 1946 and 1981.

When was Sing Out, Sweet Land! first released on vinyl?

The earliest pressings are from 1946, in US, Canada. One of them is Decca A-404.

How do I tell if my copy of Sing Out, Sweet Land! is a first pressing?

Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use A-404) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above. Later reissues often keep the catalog number but change the label design or the runout codes.

How much is Sing Out, Sweet Land! on vinyl worth?

It depends on which pressing you have and on the condition of the record and its sleeve. Early pressings from the album's home country in near mint condition are usually worth the most; common later reissues are worth far less. Scan your copy with VinylLens to see its value for every grade.

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